Csec Chemistry Worksheet-Paper One

1. When a substance sublime it changes from

(A) A liquid to a gas
(B) A solid to a gas
(C) A liquid to a solid
(D) A solid to a liquid
2. Which if the following techniques is generally used to separate a mixture of
miscible liquids?
(A) Chromatography
(B) Crystallization
(C) Filtration
(D) Fractional Distillation
3. Argon comes before potassium in the periodic table because:
(A) It is more reactive
(B) It has fewer protons in its atoms than potassium
(C) It has a smaller relative atomic mass
(D) It is a gas and potassium is a solid
4. Which of the following is a transition element?
(A) Aluminum
(B) Iron
(C) Lithium
(D) Magnesium
5. Which of the following pieces of apparatus is used to separate a mixture of
immiscible liquids?
(A) Conical Flask
(B) Fractionating column
(C) Pipette
(D) Separating funnel
6. An atom can form a negatively charged ion by:
(A) Gaining an electron
(B) Gaining a proton
(C) Losing a proton
(D) Losing an electron
7. When a substance evaporates it changes from
(A) A solid to a gas
(B) A gas to a liquid
(C) A liquid to a solid
(D) A liquid to a gas
8. Which of the following is the symbol for the element strontium?
(A) sr
(B) SR
(C) sR
(D) Sr
 9. Which of the following techniques is used to separate an insoluble salt from a
solution of a soluble salt?

(A) Chromatography

(B) Crystallization

(C)Filtration

(D) Fractional Distillation

10. Nickel is after cobalt in the periodic table because:

(A) Elements with the same relative atomic mass are given in alphabetical order

(B) It has more neutrons in its atoms than cobalt

(C) It has less neutrons in its atoms than cobalt

(D) It has more protons in its atoms than cobalt

11. The atoms of element X contain 20 electrons. Which of the following elements is
in the same group as element X?

(A) Sodium

(B) Magnesium

(C) Copper

(D) Chlorine

12. When a substance melts it changes from

(A) A solid to a liquid

(B) A liquid to a gas

(C) A gas to a liquid

(D) A solid to a gas

13. Which of the following methods is used to separate the gases in air?

(A) Chromatography

(B) Diffusion

(C) Filtration

(D) Fractional Distillation

 14. When a substance condenses it changes from

(A) A gas to a solid

(B) A liquid to a solid

(C) A liquid to a gas

(D) A gas to a liquid

15. The atoms of element X contain 17 protons. Which of the following elements
will have similar chemistry to element X?

(A) Argon

(B)Iodine

(C) Potassium

(D) Sulphur

16. In which of the following do particles vibrate?

(A) In solids only

(B) In liquids only

(C) In gases only

(D) In solids, liquids and gases

17. Which of the following techniques is used to separate a mixture of dyes?

(A) Chromatography

(B) Filtration

(C)Evaporation

(D) Fractional distillation

The following diagram applies to questions 45 and 46

Substance Melting Point (Cᵒ) Boiling Point (ᵒC)

P -285 -183
Q 800 1400
R 190 180
S -20 350

(A) P only
 (B) R only
(C) P and S only
(D) Q and R only

Which substance(s)

18. Will have fast moving particles

19. Will be solid(s)?

20. At a stage in the process of extracting sucrose from sugar cane, lime is added to
the sucrose solution in order to

(A) Lower the ph of the solution

(B) Raise the ph of the solution

(C) Stop the sucrose changing into sugar that would crystallize out

21. Which of the following processes provide evidence of the particulate nature of
matter?

(I). Capillarity

(II). Diffusion

(III). Filtration

(IV). Osmosis

(A). I and III only

(B). I and IV only

(C). II and III only

(D). II and IV only

22. A separating funnel can be used to separate a mixture of

(A). Water and alcohol

(B). Water and kerosene

(C). Water and solid sodium chloride

(D). Kerosene and solid sodium chloride

23. When smoke particles trapped in a container which is illuminated from the side,
and is viewed under a microscope, the particles are seen to move in rapidly changing
directions

This movement is explained in terms of

(A) Molecules of air colliding with smoke particles

(B) Particles of smoke being scattered by light
(C) Smoke particles colliding with each other
(D) Smoke particles colliding with the sides of the container

24. Which of the following is not a colloid?

(A) Emulsion

(B) Aerosol

(C) Fog

(D) Alloy

25. Which of the following represents a change of state which occurs without passing
through a liquid phase?

(A) Melting

(B) Freezing

(C) Sublimation

26. The smallest particle of a chemical compound that can take part in a reaction is
the:

(A) Atom

(B) Mole

(C) Formula

(D) Molecule
 27. A substance X, with a boiling point of 60ᵒC, is miscible with another liquid Y, of
boiling point 80ᵒC.A mixture of these two liquids can be best separated into its
components by

(A) Use of a separating funnel

(B) Simple distillation

(C) Fractional distillation

(D) Sublimation